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5.20_o when_o his_o heart_n be_v lift_v up_o and_o his_o mind_n harden_v in_o pride_n he_o be_v depose_v or_o as_o the_o chaldee_n make_v to_o come_v down_o from_o his_o kingly_a throne_n and_o they_o take_v his_o glory_n from_o he_o and_o he_o be_v drive_v from_o the_o son_n of_o man_n etc._n etc._n which_o we_o may_v answer_v with_o job_n text_n he_o be_v force_v to_o dwell_v indesolate_a place_n the_o roman_a story_n tell_v we_o of_o nero_n that_o perceive_v himself_o a_o lose_a man_n by_o the_o revolt_n of_o some_o province_n and_o the_o general_a complaint_n of_o the_o people_n against_o his_o insolent_a government_n he_o wander_v up_o and_o down_o and_o creep_v first_o into_o a_o thicket_n by_o and_o by_o into_o a_o cave_n with_o sporus_n his_o filthy_a favourite_n and_o at_o last_o when_o he_o hear_v of_o the_o sentence_n of_o death_n give_v against_o he_o by_o the_o senate_n and_o that_o their_o officer_n be_v haste_v to_o attach_v he_o he_o with_o a_o little_a help_n of_o 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visible_a as_o the_o wicked_a feel_v they_o so_o all_o may_v see_v they_o and_o say_v righteous_a art_n thou_o o_o lord_n the_o prophet_n describe_v this_o retaliation_n of_o divine_a judgement_n isa_n 5.8_o 9_o woe_n to_o they_o that_o add_v house_n to_o house_n and_o lay_v field_n to_o field_n till_o there_o be_v no_o place_n that_o be_v no_o place_n for_o other_o to_o dwell_v in_o that_o they_o may_v be_v place_v in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o earth_n what_o be_v the_o danger_n of_o this_o in_o my_o ear_n say_v the_o lord_n of_o host_n of_o a_o truth_n many_o house_n shall_v be_v desolate_a many_o and_o fair_a without_o inhabitant_n here_o be_v desolation_n the_o reward_n of_o desolation_n and_o as_o they_o take_v bread_n from_o other_o and_o pull_v the_o cup_n from_o their_o mouth_n so_o their_o bread_n shall_v be_v take_v away_o and_o their_o cup_n leave_v empty_a thus_o it_o follow_v in_o the_o prophet_n verse_n 10._o yea_o ten_o acre_n of_o vineyard_n shall_v yield_v one_o bath_n 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undertake_v the_o office_n of_o comfort_v other_o shall_v consider_v these_o three_o thing_n especial_o first_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o affliction_n whether_o internal_a or_o external_a that_o which_o will_v comfort_v a_o man_n in_o bodily_a affliction_n will_v not_o do_v it_o in_o soul_n affliction_n second_o the_o degree_n or_o measure_n of_o the_o affliction_n if_o the_o plaster_n be_v too_o narrow_a for_o the_o soar_n how_o can_v it_o heal_v three_o they_o shall_v consider_v the_o temper_n of_o the_o person_n afflict_v if_o he_o be_v press_v in_o conscience_n for_o sin_n they_o shall_v not_o press_v his_o conscience_n with_o sin_n much_o less_o shall_v they_o thunder_v out_o judgement_n and_o terror_n against_o he_o for_o sin_n if_o he_o be_v very_o weak_a they_o shall_v use_v few_o word_n if_o he_o be_v passionate_a they_o shall_v use_v gentle_a word_n lest_o in_o stead_n of_o persuade_v they_o provoke_v his_o spirit_n many_o a_o soul_n be_v cast_v down_o and_o swallow_v up_o in_o despair_n by_o the_o ignorance_n or_o unfaithfulnesse_n of_o those_o who_o will_v be_v call_v comforter_n and_o supporter_n ezek._n 13.19_o they_o slay_v the_o soul_n that_o shall_v not_o die_v and_o save_v they_o alive_a that_o shall_v not_o live_v unskilful_a physician_n of_o the_o body_n kill_v more_o than_o bodily_a disease_n and_o though_o the_o unskilfulnesse_n of_o soule-physitian_n do_v not_o indeed_o kill_v soul_n that_o shall_v die_v for_o it_o be_v their_o own_o sin_n that_o kill_v they_o nor_o can_v kill_v the_o soul_n that_o shall_v not_o die_v for_o the_o medicine_n of_o christ_n most_o precious_a blood_n will_v heal_v and_o save_v such_o from_o their_o sin_n yet_o unskilful_a soule-physitian_n shall_v be_v judge_v and_o deal_v with_o as_o have_v do_v all_o this_o because_o they_o have_v do_v their_o utmost_a to_o do_v it_o which_o be_v also_o the_o meaning_n of_o that_o text_n 1_o cor._n 8.11_o and_o through_o thy_o knowledge_n shall_v the_o weak_a brother_n 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